Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Bradley, May 06, 2019
At the start of World War I, thousands of soldiers were coming down with a baffling condition: they became blind, deaf, lost their memory, or developed uncontrollable shaking despite no obvious physical injury. Even stranger, this malady could be triggered by memories of the war even after the fighting had ended. At the time, doctors … Read more “Sound Justice: Citizen Science, Noise, and the Quest for Equity”
Categories: Citizen Science, CitSci Research, Project Profile
By Eva Lewandowski, Sep 29, 2016
Listen Up! Scientists need your help with a variety of audio-based research projects. Monitor noise levels near you; record sparrows’ songs to discover variations; track killer whales through audio recordings; and more! Below, our editors highlight four citizen science projects focused on sounds. Find more with the SciStarter Project Finder. Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Citizen Science, Newsletter
By Lily Bui, Oct 06, 2014
Listen. Let’s get one thing straight: I am an unabashed public radio nerd. So, when citizen science and public radio come together, I am nothing short of ecstatic. But it’s not just my public radio nerdiness for its own sake. Rather, this convergence speaks to a larger narrative (for me, at least) — that of … Read more “Citizen Science on the Radio”
Categories: Citizen Science, In the News
By Lily Bui, Jun 27, 2014
This week on The Pulse and SciStarter’s segment about citizen science, producer Kimberly Haas speaks with Dan Duran, who is running a project that monitors the elusive Elaphrus beetle to monitor stream health. Read WHYY’s related blog post to learn more. Here’s an excerpt: Dan Duran, assistant professor in Drexel University’s Department of Biodiversity, Earth … Read more “Citizen Science on the Radio: WHYY Features Dan Duran’s Drexel Elaphrus Beetle Hunt”
Categories: Citizen Science, Insects, Nature & Outdoors
By Melinda T. Hough, Feb 19, 2014
NoiseTube allows citizen scientists to monitor noise pollution with a mobile app. Come to your senses! SciStarter has curated a list of projects for all 5 senses. I was overjoyed the first time I heard the peaceful fountain, twittering bird song, and gentle rustle of wind through the trees oustide my office window. Then, one … Read more “Recording The Noise Scape of Your Life with NoiseTube”
Categories: Apps, Citizen Science, Do-It-Yourself
By Jenna Lang, Feb 05, 2014
Listen up! Our editors sniffed out a list of projects to lay your hands on and sink your teeth into. See for yourself! The Smell Experience Project Changes in odor perception can be a symptom of a disease or a side effect of medication. Smell Experience Researchers need your help to better understand changes in … Read more “Citizen Science for the Senses”
Categories: Citizen Science, Newsletter
By Emily Lewis, Jan 21, 2014
Investigating Word Modalities seeks citizen scientists to help investigate words attached to senses. SciStarter is shuffling science into the language department. Explore the science of words with these citizen science projects! Modality describes a pathway in the body through which a stimulus is registered. It essentially refers to one of the five senses. For example, … Read more “Can Words Trigger a Response from Your Senses? Find Out with the Investigating Word Modalities Project”
Categories: Biology
By Arvind Suresh, Nov 21, 2013
The hills are alive with citizen science. More musical projects for your ears and brain. This morning, I woke up after a good night’s rest, ready to take on the world. I was still lying in bed, thinking about how great it would be if I could just lace up and go out for a … Read more “Hooked – Can’t get that song out of your head? Here’s how you find out why!”
Categories: Citizen Science
By Carolyn Graybeal, Nov 05, 2013
Absolute pitch, also known as “perfect pitch” is the ability to instantaneously identify a musical note or recreate that note without an external reference. It is not fully understood why some people have perfect pitch and others do not, but it seems to require both an innate predisposition as well as musical training. Do you … Read more “Perfect Pitch: Citizen Science for Your Ears”
Categories: Citizen Science
By Lily Bui, Dec 10, 2012
The hills are alive with the sound of citizen science (and music)! Calling all music enthusiasts–the Bodleian Libraries are enlisting the help of the public in order to improve access to their music collections. About sixty-four boxes filled with unbound, uncatalogued sheet music from the mid-Victorian period has been digitized for public access. Although this … Read more “What’s the Score?”
Categories: Archeology, Citizen Science, Computers & Technology, Do-It-Yourself, libraries
